Pasta Alfredo

Name: Pasta Alfredo
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 20 min
Total time: 30 min
Cuisine: European, Italian, Mediterranean
Ingredients: 300g Whole wheat pasta - fettucini; 2 tbls of butter; 12 oz cream 18% (1 1/2 cups); 2 cloves of garlic minced; ½ tsp salt; Pepper; 2 cups sliced mushrooms or replace with cooked chicken or seafood; 1 cup grated parmesan; 1 tbls fresh parsley, chopped; 6 cups Salad (see notes at the beginning of the recipe. - no rules, you make the salad

7 steps

Prep:10minCook:20min

Quick comforting pasta for a busy day. No jarred sauces here when homemade is so easy to do. Add a salad on the side to up get your veggies in for the day and to clean out the leftover odds and sods in the fridge at week's end - getting ready for a new round of grocery shopping.

Updated at: Thu, 17 Aug 2023 14:19:28 GMT

Nutrition balance score

Good

Glycemic Index

Low

Glycemic Load

High

Nutrition per serving

Calories685.5 kcal (34%)

Total Fat40.6 g (58%)

Carbs62.8 g (24%)

Sugars6.4 g (7%)

Protein24.2 g (48%)

Sodium639 mg (32%)

Fiber8.4 g (30%)

% Daily Values based on a 2,000 calorie diet

Ingredients

4 servings

300gWhole wheat pasta

fettucini

2 tblsbutter

12 ozcream

½ tspsalt

2 cupsmushrooms

sliced, or replace with cooked chicken or seafood

1 cupgrated parmesan

1 tblsfresh parsley

chopped

6 cupsSalad

no rules, you make the salad

Instructions

Step 1

Cook pasta according to package directions (remember to salt the water like the sea!)

Step 2

Reserve 2 cups of the pasta cooking water

Step 3

In a large skillet melt butter and saute garlic for a 2 minutes

Step 4

Add cream, salt & pepper and simmer until the cream is reduced and thickened. The cream will coat the back of a spoon. Add the chicken and or mushrooms and heat through.

Step 5

Add cooked pasta and toss to coat.

Step 6

Start with adding 1 cup of pasta water to loosen the pasta and evenly coat the pasta with creamy sauce. Toss to coat and add more water if needed.

Step 7

Add parmesan cheese and parsley.